The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-08-19
AoRicpLruRAL coLLEarmArTER.

1 eu concerning the "fecpfd. From his
Boosting 30 much about keeping 10 the
record, letting II speak and 80 on,I suppos.
ed he had some startling revelations to
make on this subject which would con.
found the church party and decide this
issue at once.
/ 30 limited 1t some points very essen.
tial even to semblance OF case, on his
| tidc,and which have hitherto been assum-
ed by him all through this discussion. but
on which,so far ~ any records have seen
OF heard Of Is concerned, there Is not
particle OF documentary evidence. The
points In sssue are, Isl. Wa. there a for.
NAL and legal tender OF transfer made
| hy the Conference or the Board Of Trus.
tees and was that tender formally accept.
ed b, the Legislature Produce the rec.
ord. and. Where Is the record Of any
change being authorized IN the terms Of
the Dayton Conference resolutions I The
Conference IL the recognized source OF
authority In this matter by ali parties One
thing Is positively certain from the record.
the Conference did not authorize a sur
render Of the college In Jan, 1859,
challenge Mr. Pipes or any of his party 10
produce the evidence from the record Mr..
Pipe. has not answered single question
put 70 him on these points, and for the
simple reason. as think. that he can not
and dare not do 80.
II Is much more convenient and agree
able 10 hla mode of warfare to brand my
letter as srot" and 10 treat these questions
a. dead issues which his infailible dictnm
has long since decided. The pains Of par.
turislon through which the gentleman
must have passed In bringing forth this
"new issue" are appalling to contemplate.
lie honors me with the title ofaDr. Keily's
| deleEder"a and the spokesman of the church
party. Much as ! appreciate hts intended
compliment. and would covet such an
honor. yet candor and justice TO the Dr.
and the church compel me respectfully
TO decline and TO say that am writing III.
together s.on my own hook"
will. however. while not forgetting the
colder questions. "meet fesriesaly thIs"new
issue" sec nothing formidable about Il.
Allow me 10 say 40 far a. I am personally
concerned do not consider the question
~ 10 whether they were or were not ap-
proved Of much consequence either way.
As the DIR. says.and.as we nave reiterated
from time to time, sc arc not depending
upon stechnicalisies." a. our ensmies con.
s,antly assert. bat upon the broad priacl.
pies of ius,ice and equity.
lie says sit (my letter. Is a fair sample
OF the suppression OF truth and suggestion
OF falsehood by the church party" This
Is the general charge and the only speei-
fication Il In not copying the Albany Con-
ference resolutions In full. Were they
acceptable. should be only too glad 70 do
80. and II the editor 50 desires the entire
record from independence on up 70 Wcs-
ton both Of the Conference. Board of Trus- |
tees and the Legislature can be procured |
and published In his paper. All these
facts are Jus, rs accessible 10 the editor a
myself but Il would require some labor
20 copy them and considerable space in
hts paper 10 publish them, and asn not
sure but the editor i under just a much
obligation and has just as much leisure 10
do such work as myself lie knows well
enough that In the short space allotted
me. IL was impracticabie TO quote the
records, In fufi. and how "disingenous" 70
lnsinuate an attempt to .conceal' on my
part. simply appealed TO undisPuted
facts, and upon these based my reasoning.
do not know that the aconfcrenee secrc.
tary will allow no one 10 see the records,
or furnish copies even for pay" know
that Mr.. Bell has asserted this butfurih-
er ashis deponent saith" not only that ]
would not become party to such conceal
ment, II | knew 1t, and do not believe the
statement The main fact of those reso-
IutIons was the fact of the resembling. The
reasons for this action lido not remember
The editor may be correct. He seems, at
least, to have some knowledge Of these
things which have been so carefully"con.
cealed"
lie says my defense of the DIR. is Olsen
genous because "he was addressing his
letter to those who knew nothing OF the
facts" The Dr's statement was intended,
mainly, for the people of Oregon, and to
say athey knew nothing of the facts after
ali that had been published in the various
newspapers of the state is,either TO charge
them with criminal indifference TO the
interests OF the college, or to Insult their
intelligence The editor can take either
horn of the dilemma he chooses. The
.lactsn as given through the OvegOsian,by
Mr.. Pipes himself, were read by many
who will never see DR. KS article. I"did
not knownthe facts as stated BY the Leader
concerning the minutes ofIS7o I do not
know them yet, only as the editor asserts
them. For though now, the custodian of
the records. that part of them has never
come intomy possession, neither have |
examined them with reference to thatpar-
ticular point. For one ] stand by the
record as ii Is, and say 'iet II speak. III
saw speedily" lest the "mistake" should
become a sfaisehood" that those"minutes"
were not adopted by the special meeting
Jan. aoth, 1885, which created them, but
were "approvedr by the annual meetingo
/ Iune Sth, 1885, There, now, Mr. Editor
do you feel any easier
The solder questions" II seems have all
been decided. Sorry | have not been
reading the newspapers. Thought had
noticed every article appearing in the
Ls0dey on the subject but those in which
uevcry proposition contained in my letter.
/ had been answered unfortunately escaped
my attention. For my own benefit am
sorry there could not be an extension on
/ the i'short life" Of our worthy editor e
i .nai,le t;r. ~ arexvey the following uues-